This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: コウ、たた.く、はた.く、すぎ
Romaji: kou, tata.ku, hata.ku, sugi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

strike, beat, hit, thrash, criticize

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  30
Frequency:  2316
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-3-2
Korean Reading:  go
Chinese Reading:  kou4
Unicode:  53e9
JIS:  4321

Indexes

Nelson Index: 876
New Nelson Index: 696
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3d2.3
Four Corner Index: 6702.0
Daikanwanjiten Index: 3238
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0748
Remembering the kanji Index: 2166
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2285
Kodansha Kanji Index: 208

Words

叩く (たたく、はたく)
to strike; to clap; to knock; to dust; to beat; to play drums; to abuse; to flame (e.g. on the Internet); to insult; to use up money; to call; to invoke (e.g. a function)
叩き (たたき、タタキ)
mince (minced meat or fish); seared skipjack tuna; robbery; extortion; hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor; concrete floor; whipping; lashing; bashing; beating; flaming
叩き込む (たたきこむ)
to drive into; to throw into; to hit into
叩き壊す (たたきこわす)
to tear down; to shatter
叩き起す (たたきおこす)
to wake up; to rouse out of bed
叩きつける (たたきつける)
to strike; to throw; to slap something onto
叩き (はたき)
(feather) duster
叩きのめす (たたきのめす)
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
叩き出す (たたきだす)
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to fire (someone); to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
ぶっ叩く (ぶったたく)
to beat vigorously; to rain stikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mericlessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
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